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Running Form
Clinics
Any energy
that doesn't go into propelling you forward is wasted.
When your foot hits the ground, do you maintain your momentum or slow
yourself down?
When you push off, are you propelling yourself forward or
skyward?
Learning to fall:
Efficient running is like falling forward,
even uphill.
However, the mind doesn't like us to fall. We have natural reflexes to
prevent us from falling. These reflexes are like putting on the brakes
- it slows you down, leads to greater and quicker fatigue, puts added
stress on your joints and muscles, and increases the risk of injury.
| *Improve your running efficiency. |
*Increase your running enjoyment. |
| *Reduce the pain of running. |
*Increase the longevity of your
running career. |
- Get more uphill power with less
effort.
- Fly down hills with more speed and
confidence.
- Glide smoothly over rocky and uneven
terrain.
- Reduce the stress and of pounding on
you muscles and
joints.
- Become a more powerful and efficient
runner on roads
and flat terrain.
- Use trail running training to prepare
for road races.
- Shoes, Equipment, Safety, Where to
Run and Race, Race
Strategy, and anything else that comes up.
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- Generate and maintain more forward
momentum.
- Run uphill with more power and less
effort.
- Run downhill with less impact and
more confidence.
- Reduce the stress on you muscles and
joints.
- Vary your stride to keep your legs
fresher at the end
of long races and training runs.
- Shoes, Equipment, Hydration, Race
Strategy, and
anything else that comes up.
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4.5 hours*
(morning) of
drills, feedback,
short runs, Q&A, and fun.
We start with drills
to get you to feel what your body is doing while you run. We work on
different parts (feet, hips, shoulders, etc.) separately, then put it
all together. We finish with a group run. This is a chance to review
your form
and ask questions during a continuous run. It's like a final exam, but
without grades.
*Don't
worry about fitness (except for TR102). We won't
be continuously running for 4.5 hours. Most
of the runs will be very short, ~10-20
seconds, at a low effort level, with lots of recovery time. There will
be 2-3 breaks for snacks, and to watch videos. The goal is to work on
form, not to test fitness. |
Chi Running®/Pose Method®
Is this Chi Running or the Pose Method? The
answer is yes and no.
The basic principles of effecient running are the same, whether it's
called ChiRunning®,
the Pose Method®, Evolution
Running®, or
something else. Yes, it
is very much like what you find in these programs. I
incorporate ideas from a number of "experts," as well as from
over 3 decades of my own running, and keenly observing others.
I've been teaching these clinics since before Chi Running
came out. I continue to refine
and improve the teaching method. |
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I plan to introduce
video
taping at these clinics. I recognize the value of seeing yourself.
However, the main focus is on
getting you to feel what's
going on inside your
body. You need to develop that body sense so you can continue to
improve in your own running and racing.
Video taping is a new introduction for me. I am still working out the
logistics. |
In and around Denver and the foothills west
of
town. I choose the location, based on weather, trail conditions,
and other events, a week or so before the clinic. I will contact you
then with
directions
and other instructions.
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- $50. Includes the clinic, handouts,
snacks, and individual feedback. By
mail, and in advance only.
- Limited to 12 to ensure individual
attention. A minimum of 5 required
to hold each clinic.
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